"What's so exciting is that the philosophical questions raised by the ancient Greeks are coming within the province of science," Churchland said in a Time magazine cover story last summer. She's considered the premier figure in the very hot field of consciousness, and is (among other things) co-author of The Computational Brain, published by MIT Press in 1992.
There are still about 75 tickets available for Churchland's main lecture tonight, under the title "Can Neurobiology Teach Us Anything About Consciousness?" The Humanities box office (888-4908) is the place to call. Tomorrow at 2, Churchland will give a lecture aimed at undergraduates, with the title "Feeling Reasons: What Happens to Free Will if the Brain Is a Causal Mechanism?" That one happens in the Student Life Centre; tickets are not required.
Hank Ackema writes from the UW bookstore to note that the store has copies of Churchland's book in stock -- and, I'd bet, prominently displayed.
There can be no freedom or beauty about a home that depends on borrowing and debt.Tickets: the Humanities box office, 888-4908.
And the interminable discussion about bicycling safety and etiquette continues in the newsgroup uw.general. Just yesterday, somebody reported discovering that the Highway Traffic Act requires each bike to have a bell, a horn or a "gong" -- which does indeed present some interesting pictures to the mind's eye. Gangway, gangway!
I thought that you might be interested to know that, with the assistance of the Secretariat, Bookings and Central Stores, we have been able to set up a satellite employer interview location in NH 3001 from October 18 to 26. The large number of employers wishing to interview students this term dictated the need for additional space. Using office dividers the room has been re-set to contain 15 interview spaces. The spaces will be identified on student and employer schedules as A3001NH, B3001NH, etc.Students scheduled to take interviews in NH 3001 will not be paged, but should proceed to the 3rd floor where they can check in with our staff outside the room.
Says a memo: "This Open Forum will provide a summary of results from our May compensation survey and give staff members an opportunity to ask questions, offer suggestions and voice concerns about compensation issues. It is the intention of our subcommittee to provide a means by which staff can get a clear understanding of the budgetary situation at Waterloo. We also want to gather as much information as possible from our membership prior to meetings of the University Committee on Staff Compensation."
Word is that UW provost Jim Kalbfleisch has been invited to be there to help provide that "clear understanding" of what UW is facing in the next year or two.
Chris Redmond
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